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2022-2024 News Releases

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  • March 27, 2024
spring turkey

California’s general spring turkey season opens statewide March 30, and runs through May 5.

Categories: Hunting, Lands, Licensing, Upland Game
  • March 20, 2024
Mallard in flight

CDFW invites artists to submit their original artwork to the 2024-2025 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. Submissions will be accepted May 6 through June 14.

Categories: Duck Stamp, Hunting, Waterfowl
  • March 8, 2024
Greater sage-grouse in natural environment.

CDFW is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

Categories: Environment, FGC, Hunting, Rare Species, Upland Game, Wildlife
  • February 12, 2024
Three turkeys in yellow grass

Jeffrey Klinefelter wins for the third year in a row.

Categories: Hunting, Licensing, Outreach, Upland Game Bird Stamp
  • February 8, 2024
A herd of elk viewed from above during aerial surveys of big game populations.

CDFW is initiating annual helicopter surveys to inventory and monitor mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep populations throughout the state. Flights will be conducted in portions of Solano, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties during February and March 2024.

Categories: Big Game, Deer, Hunting, Scientific Study, Wildlife, Wildlife Health

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